Chicago parking by block · Chatham · Ward 8

Parking at 8250 S Ellis Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8200–8299 S Ellis Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,363 parking tickets written across 96 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1679
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
1215 E 83RD ST (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 8250 S Ellis Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S Drexel Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,655 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,521 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks13,154 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions78 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks3,600 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement82 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1215 E 83RD ST — speed camera, 7 min walk E

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1679 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 1 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 8, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.